Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The failed attack on Tuesday night near Nouakchott and the African Union's efforts to resolve the post-election political crisis in Côte d'Ivoire dominated Mauritanian press this past week. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - It's not everyday that a public official publicly does a mea culpa but, according to the Weekend Nation, that's exactly what Justice Minister George Chaponda has done. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerian media were busy all week with stories from the voter registration, ending Saturday after three weeks, and renewed violence in the northern part of the country. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The release of provisional figures of the 2010 National Population and Housing Census, demands by operators of motorbike taxis to legalise their trade and arrest of militants of Nigeria's troubled Niger Delta in the Western Region occupied the front pages of Ghanaian newspapers this week. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - President Bingu wa Mutharika and his estranged deputy, Joyce Banda, may not see eye to eye but at least they converge on newspaper headlines. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The raging Ivorian crisis, demands of MPs for salary hikes and the launch of a controversial housing project occupied the front pages of Ghanaian newspapers this week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The voter registration exercise, dotted by technical problems and slow registration process and the renewed violence in the northern part of the country captured front pages in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The revelation contained in the latest US diplomatic cables, released by the whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, on the health of late Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua, got a major play in local newspapers Monday. Full text...

Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) – Newspapers in Mauritania this week dwelt on the social explosion in North Africa, which reached its peak with the fall of the Tunisian President, Zine Abidine Ben Ali, after 23 years in office. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The political future of veteran opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader John Tembo and the health problems of former president Bakili Muluzi dominated the headlines in the Malawi media this week. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The increasingly volatile situation in Cote d'Ivoire continued to dominate the headlines in Ghana this week with the declaration of the African group at the United Nations (UN) cautioning against military intervention taking up a lot of space. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Continuing their coverage of pre-election developments, Nigerian media this week focused attention on the new voter registration exercise which began on 15 January and had been "laced" with teething problems. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Information Minister Symon Vuwa Kaunda and US pop diva Madonna stoked the proverbial hornets' nest this week that spurred a virulent media storm. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The defence of Ghana's position not to send troops to force out Ivorian incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo, unveiling of new national football coach, the country's suspension from the International Olympic Committee and bloody January occupied top media position during the week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - A rash of dramatic political developments, characterized by the emergence of party flag bearers at state and national levels, hit the front pages in Nigeria this week. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The sacking of Vice-President Joyce Banda, as vice-president of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), and the continued refusal by government to fund the medical trip to South Africa of former president, Bakili Muluzi, competed for space in the Malawi media this week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - For the second week running, security concerns, arising from the spate of bombings in the twilight of the year 2010, continued to dominate newspaper headlines in Nigeria. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Unwarranted exertion of force by the police that left four people dead in the northern Tanzania city of Arusha this week was the splash of all the country's media this week with President Jakaya Kikwete describing the incident as an isolated case but unfortunate. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – Various activities and actions of Ghana's President John Evans Atta Mills dominated the front pages of Ghanaian newspapers during the week with highlights being a press conference to celebrate his second year in power, a cabinet reshuffle and a hike in fuel prices. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Beleaguered founder of the international whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, Julian Assange, has been named Man of The Year 2010 by one of Nigeria's foremost newspapers, The Guardian. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - Perhaps it is mere coincidence, perhaps it is because the year has just ended but past headlines came back to hog Malawi headlines in the past week. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The African Union (AU) and all Africans in general should stand united and vehemently reject the undemocratic move by Cote d"ivoire's strongman Laurent Gbagbo to hold on to power, in order to save the West African country from returning to bloodshed, a private Tanzanian weekly, The Guardian on Sunday, said this week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Stories of massive violence, including bombing of churches, mosques and public places, the last of which were the two bomb explosions in Abuja on the last day of 2010, captured front pages in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) - The huge mess that engulfed this week’s local government election in Ghana and rising fears about the situation in Cote d’Ivoire dominated the front pages of newspapers in Ghana. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - As the end of year approached Tanzanians grappled with the combined rise of demand and prices for goods and services, according to local press reports this week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Low-key but bloody Christmas celebrations, mass failure in the post-secondary schools examinations, former "Biafran" war lord's failing health made headline news in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - The political crisis in Cote d’Ivoire, caused by the refusal of President Laurent Gbagbo to hand over power to Alassane Ouattara, acclaimed winner of the second round of the presidential election on 28 November, is still dominating Congolese papers this week. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The speech of Libyan leader Mouammar Kadhafi at the third Black World Festival (FESMAN) on Tuesday in Dakar, Senegal and the political crisis in Cote d’Ivoire led the headlines here this week. Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The sacking of Vice-President Joyce Banda and Khumbo Kachali from their positions as first and second vice-presidents of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) claimed acres of newspaper columns in Malawi this week. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Wednesday's budget presentation to the National Assembly by President Goodluck Jonathan and the death of Nigeria's foremost nationalist Chief Anthony Enahoro overshadowed all other stories during the past week in the country. Full text...

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - The Ivorian press Friday commented on the bloody clashes which erupted on Thursday in Abidjan between supporters of Alassane Ouattara and Laurent Gbagbo, the two claimants to the Ivorian presidency. Full text...

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Tanzania's 49th independence anniversary was the focus of all the media in the country this week with several of them suggesting that today's leadership need to urgently examine and rectify what has retarded development and kept the nation trudging on a rough and bumpy road. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Tuesday's decision of leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) not to recognize Laurent Gbagbo as the Ivorian President and the court case against former US Vice President Dick Cheney over the Halliburton bribery scandal made newspaper headlines in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Accra, Ghana (PANA) – The post-election crisis in Cote d'Ivoire and a looming collision between the Ghana government and world football governing body, FIFA, dominated the Ghanaian media this week. Full text...

Brazzaville, Congo (PANA) - Congolese newspapers are awash with reports on the Ivorian crisis this week, following the refusal of outgoing President, Laurent Gbagbo to accept the results of the presidential run-off of 28 Nov., which declares opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara as winner. Full text...

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Tuesday's decision of the Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) leaders not to recognize Laurent Gbagbo as the Ivorian President and the suspension slammed on the former French colony dominated the pages of major Nigerian newspapers Wednesday. Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandan newspapers on Wednesday blasted Ivorian politicians, saying outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo was about to plunge his country into bloodbath. Full text...

Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - The Libyan paper "Al-Jamahiriya", has deplored the current political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire, saying that the post-election conflict has plunged Africa back to square one (instability, coups and the lack of development). Full text...

Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) - The press in Malawi has urged Africa to ''move swiftly'' to avoid a replica of Kenya and Zimbabwe, where violence following incumbents' refusal to concede defeat forced the cobbling together of shaky Governments of National Unity (GNUs). Full text...

Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - The Zimbabwean press, pre-occupied with possible elections in the country in the first half of next year, is paying little attention to the crisis in Cote d' Ivoire, sparked by a disputed poll in which the two contenders are claiming victory. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Developments on the 13 containers of weapons imported recently into Nigeria, labour's three-day warning strike, which lasted just one day, captured front pages in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- A huge controversy generated by the government's decision to present Abedi Pele, Ghana's football legend, as the country's candidate for a Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee position was one of t he stories highlighted by the media this week. Full text...

Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- As campaign posters disappeared from the roadsi des and the general election flurry almost came to an end with the swearing in o f members of the the new parliament, the Tanzanian media this week went about the i r business as usual. Full text...

Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- The frank attack on the excesses of power of the admin istration of President Bingu wa Mutharika by nine Catholic bishops and the contr o versial waterway to the high seas that has strained relations between Malawi an d Mozambique dominated the headlines this past week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- The passage by the National Assembly of a bill seeking to provide remuneration for former leaders, the looming strike by labour and Samson Siasia's appointment as the new coach of the Super Eagles dominated headlines in Nigeria this past week. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- The havoc caused by torrential rains and the hullabaloo fo llowing an alleged forced mass rape by passengers after an armed robbery inciden t were some of the stories that captured the front pages in Ghana this week. Full text...

Nouakchott- Mauritania (PANA) -- Mauritania newspapers this week devoted a large part of their analysis and comments to the forum on terrorism and extremism held in Nouakchott by the ministry of National Defence. Full text...

Blantyre- Malawi (PANA) -- Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika's â?colour dreamâ ? to end Malawi's â?landlockednessâ? dominated the media this week. Full text...

Lagos- Nigeria (PANA) -- Seizure of 13 containers laden with weapons of war and l abour's ultimatum to government over minimum wage capped a week of reports of vi o lence in Nigerian media. Full text...

Accra- Ghana (PANA) -- A threat posed to Ghana's main hydroelectric dam at Akosombo, about an hour's drive from Accra and the end of a crippling strike by teachers in public universities were played up in the country's media this week. Full text...